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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary con·ur·ba·tion ETYMOLOGY com- + Latin urb-, urbs city DATE 1915 : an aggregation or continuous network of urban communities English Etymology conurbation 1915, from L. con- "with, together" + urbs "city" + -ation. Coined by Scottish biologist and urban planner Patrick Geddes (1854-1932) in "Cities in Evolution." Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 conurbation con·ur·ba·tion / 7kCnE:5beiFn; NAmE 7kB:nE:r5b- / noun a large area where towns have grown and joined together, often around a city (有衞星城镇的)大都市,集合城市 OLT conurbation noun ⇨ city Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged con·ur·ba·tion \ˌkänə(r)ˈbāshən\ noun (-s) Etymology: com- + Latin urb-, urbs town + English -ation — more at urban : a great aggregation or continuous network of urban communities < the Paris conurbation covers the whole of the Department of the Seine and also parts of Seine-et-Oise and Seine-et-Marne — Brian Chapman > |
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